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April 15, 2008
April 15, 2008The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a five-year, $12 million contract to support regional government in Sri Lanka's eastern and north central provinces. The investment will expand the agency's democracy and governance work by helping to improve the areas of security, local government accountability and conflict resolution. The contract was awarded to ARD, a subsidiary of Tetra Tech, Inc., of Pasadena, Calif. Full release
Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement this afternoon upon House passage of H.R. 5570, the Religious Worker Visa Extension Act. Full release
Riki Ellison, President of the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance, MDAA (http://www.missiledefenseadvocacy.org) presented the membership of MDAA with an update of MDAA activities during the month of April to include the threat posed by Iran and a visit to Walter Reed Hospital. He also announced that General Lester Lyles (USAF Retired) has accepted a position on the MDAA Advisory Board. Full release
In a rousing appearance before 3,000 delegates at the Building and Constructions Trades' (http://www.bctd.org) Annual Legislative Conference, Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama detailed his proposals to invest in America's infrastructure and to fortify the Davis-Bacon Act. Full release
Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after Senator John McCain outlined his plans for the U.S. economy: "Senator McCain's plan continues the failed policies of President Bush that are responsible for the severe economic crisis facing our country." Full release
Twenty-eight arms control advocacy and religious organizations called today for a key House committee to stop the administration from building a new nuclear weapon. In a letter to the House Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee organized by the Friends Committee on National Legislation (Quakers), the groups warned that support for the Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW) program "would seriously undermine the credibility of U.S. leadership on nonproliferation and disarmament." Full release
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to launch a partnership in support of entrepreneurs in Africa. This groundbreaking public-private initiative will formalize a collaborative arrangement to focus on accelerating investment in African small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Full release
On the campaign trail John McCain claims he would spend American taxpayer dollars responsibly and that "[t]o do otherwise...places on future generations of Americans the burden of paying the bill for today's waste and indiscipline." [johnmccain.com, accessed 4/14/08] Full release
U.S. News & World Report's National Issues Briefing, in association with Siemens Healthcare, will examine the "value paradigm" between advances in technology and rising health care costs. The Briefing will consider the more frequent use of imaging in initial clinical evaluation, cost effectiveness and accessibility as well as early lessons in deploying health technology and what the industry can expect to deliver in the near future. The panel will also explore practical ways in which government and the health care industry can create standards for measuring new technologies, ensuring both quality of procedures and innovation while reducing costs. Full release
Obama Has Called For Higher Income Taxes, Social Security Taxes, Investment Taxes, And Corporate Taxes, As Well As "Massive New Domestic Spending." "Obama's transformation, if you go by his campaign so far, would mean higher income taxes, higher Social Security taxes, higher investment taxes, higher corporate taxes, massive new domestic spending, and a healthcare plan that perhaps could be the next step to a full-scale, single-payer system. Is that what most Americans want, someone who will fulfill a Democratic policy wish list?" (James Pethokoukis, "Barack Hussein Reagan? Ronald Wilson Obama?," U.S. News & World Report's "Capital Commerce" Blog, http://www.usnews.com , 2/12/08) Full release